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Swilers unbeaten in Goodyear Cup rugby

The Swilers from St. John’s wrapped up Goodyear Cup pool play with an unblemished 3-0 record following a 30-19 win over the Dogs from Mount Pearl Saturday.

Saul Bryant of the Dogs RFC lands awkwardly as he’s tackled by Stefan Barter and a Swilers teammate in Goodyear Cup senior men’s rugby Saturday. The semifinals are scheduled for next Saturday.
Saul Bryant of the Dogs RFC lands awkwardly as he’s tackled by Stefan Barter and a Swilers teammate in Goodyear Cup senior men’s rugby Saturday. The semifinals are scheduled for next Saturday.

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That means the Swilers will have home field advantage in the St. John’s senior A men’s rugby championship heading into semifinals next weekend.

In the other Goodyear Cup game Saturday, the Baymen RFC from C.B.S. downed the homestanding Vandals from St. John’s 26-12.

The playoff matchups look like this: the first-place Swilers take on fourth-place Vandals in one semifinal 1 p.m. Saturday at the Swilers Complex, while second-place Dogs meet third-place Baymen in the other semifinal 4 o’clock next Saturday afternoon at the Mount Pearl pitch behind Mount Pearl Senior High.

The Goodyear Cup final goes Saturday, Oct. 14.

 

Goodyear Cup senior A

Standings (as of Oct. 1)

Team  W        L          PF       PA       Pts

Swilers            3          0          103     38       14

Dogs                2          1          95       40       10
Baymen          1          2          55       84       5

Vandals          0          3          12       103     0

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